derube (1121-25)
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derube (1121-25)

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[ FEW: 10,577a rupes; Gdf: 2,647c desrube; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1737 desrube; DEAF: ∅; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED: ∅; MED: ; DMLBS: ∅ ]
desrub,  desrube  

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1geog.cliff: 
( 1121-25; MS: s.xiv1 )  (A stream) Del derube veneit tut dreit  170
( c.1185 )  Un halt derube est avalez, En un val parfunt est entrez  4549
♦geog.precipice, defile: 
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  rochiers e derubes esteient merveillus, puignanz e tranchanz, par unt Jonathas dut venir a l’ost  25
2geog.torrent, waterfall: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  [...] sicume a Jabin enl (var. el (B)MS: s.xii4/4) desrub (Latin: in torrente) de Cison  152.LXXXII.9
desruban 
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